#53B7BC#53B7BC
#53B7BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.093 H 199.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53B7BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 183, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.99, -27.53, -11.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.99, 29.79, 202.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.23% -0.0876 -0.0315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.23% 0.093 199.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5741, 39.3339, 53.6009) |
| Luminance | 0.3934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.40
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.54
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.68
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.75
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53B7BC #BC5853
analogous
#53BC8C #53B7BC #5382BC
triadic
#53B7BC #BC53B7 #B7BC53
tetradic
#53B7BC #8C53BC #BC5853 #82BC53
square
#53B7BC #8C53BC #BC5853 #82BC53
split-complementary
#53B7BC #BC5382 #BC8C53
monochromatic
#2A686B #3B9397 #53B7BC #7FC9CD #ABDCDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#53B7BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#53B7BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53B7BC
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53B7BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53B7BC | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB0BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA3BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53b7bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 183, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.093 199.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dcdd0',
500: '#53b7bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53b7bc; $custom-light: #8dcdd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53b7bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 183,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.857,
"s": 43.933,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72227,
"c": 0.09305,
"h": 199.8
},
"luminance": 0.39337
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53B7BC
secondary
#CCA19F
accent
#5A54D4
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282